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SPERTUS INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP

CHICAGO, ILEIN: 36-2662739Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

SPERTUS INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP SPERTUS INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP OFFERS AN INNOVATIVE, NON DENOMINATIONAL ARRAY OF SPECIALIZED AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, GROUNDED IN JEWISH THOUGHT, INSPIRED BY JEWISH VALUES, AND RESOLUTELY RELEVANT TO PEOPLE'S LIVES TODAY. ("SPERTUS "THE INSTITUTE") IS A JEWISH INSTITUTION GROUNDED IN JEWISH VALUES THAT INVITES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TO EXPLORE THE MULTI-FACETED JEWISH EXPERIENCE. THROUGH ITS INNOVATIVE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS, RESEARCH FACILITIES AND DEGREE PROGRAMS, SPERTUS INSPIRES LEARNING, SERVES DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND FOSTERS UNDERSTANDING FOR JEWS AND PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS, LOCALLY, REGIONALLY AND AROUND THE WORLD

Jewish Philanthropy & Values
Adults (Ages 26-64)
National
Education & Awareness
Local (City/County Level)
Higher Education Institutions
Young Adults (Ages 19-25)
Regional (Multi-County/State)

Annual Revenue

$7,013,386

Known Funders

29

Grants Received

56

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$7,013,386$7,409,539$61,357,609
2023$5,373,211$7,379,434$61,025,366
2022$38,642,887$8,533,835$61,720,247
2021$7,279,775$8,765,489$61,494,654
2020$8,888,180$7,270,992$65,922,474
2019$7,780,805$9,325,914$64,668,911
2018$8,684,291$9,645,309$65,507,334
2017$8,494,739$9,389,101$66,007,107

Top Funders

$32,647,844 (2022)
$1,745,892 (2021)
$165,652 (2024)
$160,000 (2021)
$160,000 (2024)
$160,000 (2023)
$150,000 (2024)

Showing top 10 of 29 funders.

Key Personnel

From 2024 IRS 990 filing

P

PHILLIP THOMPSON

DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES

Highest Compensated
G

GERARDO SANTA CRUZ

FACILITIES

Highest Compensated
K

KEREN FRAIMAN

CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

Officer
D

DEAN BELL

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Officer
S

STEVEN WOLFF

TRUSTEE

S

SHELLEY STERN GRACH

TRUSTEE

P

PHILLIP GORDON

TRUSTEE

P

PHILIP SPERTUS

TRUSTEE

P

PETER BENSINGER JR

TRUSTEE

B

BRUCE WERNER

TREASURER

Officer

Showing 10 of 27 key personnel.

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